Immunological Diseases

This is the fifth edition of a comprehensive textbook on the immune system and its mechanisms. With this edition, the tradition established by Max Samter has been continued. The reference lists are up-to-date as of 1993 and the book has been revised and reorganized to reflect changes in immunology.

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This is the fifth edition of a comprehensive textbook on the immune system and its mechanisms. With this edition, the tradition established by Max Samter is carried on by his colleagues and former students, along with leading scientists, researchers and physicians from the USA, UK, France, Spain, Austria and Israel. Firm editorial control has ensured that this text is a current resource: the extensive reference lists are up-to-date as of 1993 and the book has been revised and reorganized throughout to reflect the changing face of immunology.